| Oklahoma City School Board Adds Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Oklahoma City School Board Adds Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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GLSEN, December 11, 2009
Fantastic news out of Oklahoma: the Oklahoma City School Board voted yesterday to add sexual orientation
and gender identity to the list of categories protected in the Oklahom City Public Schools anti-bullying policy.

Oklahoma is one of 38 states that does not protect students from bullying
and harassment on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity/expression
(see the states here and a handy map below), so this news is particularly important
for students in Oklahoma City schools.

It’s also important to remember that these protections extend beyond LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) students
because bullying based on perceived sexual orientation is also rampant in schools.

You don’t have to be gay to be called a fag.

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One Response to “Oklahoma City School Board Adds Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity”

  1. Don Will on December 21st, 2009 3:22 am

    New blog post: Oklahoma City School Board Adds Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity http://tinyurl.com/yhbox6n

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